C++ is a powerful language for database applications, and it can be an excellent tool to use with SQL. In this course, instructor Bill Weinman gets you started on leveraging the power of C++ in SQL, starting with the basics, like connecting to a database, performing simple queries, and reading rows from a table. He also explains how to use prepared statements and bind variables, as well as how to build a wrapper class to streamline the SQL interface. Finally, he shows you how to build a specialized application class so you can create an application using what you learned. If you’re an experienced C++ developer looking to learn how to use C++ with SQL, this course is for you.

Are you familiar with SQL? Do you know Python? Are you interested in understanding how these two languages work together? Then join Bill Weinman in this course as he shows the power of these two languages combined. Bill starts with some basics—connecting to a database, performing simple queries, and reading rows from a table. He covers how to use prepared statements and cursors, how to build a wrapper class to streamline the SQL interface and support multiple different database engines, and how to build a CRUD class and a full-featured web application using what you've learned. Many applications require a combination of SQL and Python, and after finishing Bill’s course, you’ll have a better understanding of why and how you can leverage the power of these two languages together.

Learn how to use Tableau to create, export, and share data visualizations that can offer you powerful business insights.

Learn how understanding the time value of money can help you figure out loan payments, save for college and retirement, rent or buy a house, lease or purchase a car, and make long-term business decisions. Accounting professors Jim and Kay Stice explain the linked concepts of the time value of money and compound interest, show you how to calculate the time value of money in Microsoft Excel or on a calculator, and how to apply the time value of money to a variety of personal and professional financial scenarios.

Learn more about interest rates and investments in the Stices' Finance Foundations course.

Uncover your on-camera presence with media expert and on-camera personality Lucy Norris. Learn how to be authentic and convey your passion and personality.

Optimize your Wacom tablet for use with Adobe Lightroom Classic CC and get more control over lighting and tonal adjustments, retouching, and compositing.

Maximize the expressive capabilities of your digital painting toolset. Learn to integrate a Wacom tablet and stylus for maximum pressure sensitivity and range of motion.

Optimize your Wacom tablet for use with Adobe Photoshop and get finer control when drawing and painting.

Take a deep dive into best practices and methodologies for analyzing data to inform and guide your UX design projects.

When it comes to UX research, there are two major categories: evaluating what’s already been done, or exploring and defining unknown spaces. Evaluative work is great, but if you’re starting from scratch or trying to figure out who your users are, you’re going to need to turn to foundational research, which involves the exploration of users, contexts, or possibilities. This approach can help you understand what you should be building and for whom.

In this course, Amanda Stockwell guides you through the ways foundational research can help uncover new opportunities and areas for improvement, regardless of your current state. Amanda starts by describing what foundational research is and how it differs from evaluative research in UX. She then covers different forms of foundational research like ethnography, data mining, and market research. Much as you wouldn’t start building a house from the third floor, building a strong foundation to your UX research will bolster every step going forward.

Take a deep dive into the project mapping types that can help inform and shape your user experience (UX) design projects.

When your job as a UX researcher is entirely based on learning about people and their behaviors, how do you adjust when you can’t conduct research in person? In this course, research expert Amanda Stockwell details the keys to conducting remote UX research, from recruiting participants—and making sure they show up—to planning, preparing, running and remote sessions. Amanda covers the benefits of conducting your UX research in a virtual environment, as well as situations where a more traditional research approach would be beneficial. Having a command of remote methods in addition to in-person research practices will help you conduct your work effectively, regardless of the situation.

Take a deep dive into usability testing techniques and methodologies for user experience (UX) design projects.

Learn how to design a developer-focused tool by examining the UI in the Pixel Vision 8 game console.

Learn how to create intuitive, elegant UX designs that delight users. Discover an entry point to the principles and process of UX design for typical business apps.

Learn about the set of user-centered design techniques that are covered in the UX Design Techniques series.

Learn how to gather user data and transform that data into actionable project ideas for more user-centric UX designs.

Make your development process more user-centered with personas. Learn about the importance of user personas, how to create them, and how to use them in your UX research and design.

Learn to incorporate ideation techniques in your design workflow. Leverage the input from your team to create the best possible product and to ensure a good user experience.

Identify design gaps and the exact features you need to build to make your users happy. Learn how to write scenarios and create storyboards in this installment of the series.